Beach accessory



1935. H. E. ANGEL 2,010,472

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- BEACH ACCESSORY Filed July 21. 1954 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Inventor //77r:e E473] e5 Patented Aug. 6, 1935 r PATENT OFFICE BEACH ACCESSORY Henry E. AngeLHuntington, W. Va. Application M 21, 1934, Serial No. 736,405 a Claims. (01. 135-5) This invention has-reference to what may be termed a beach accessory, the object of theinven-v than being the provision of a portablestructure which may be readily set up on a beach to provide an attractive and eilicient place for use, ifdesired, for changing ones apparel for a bathing suit and for use further as a beach house for occupation while on the beach in a manner to protect the bather from the direct rays of the sun.

Afurther object of the invention is to provide a device of the character above mentioned which may be reduced to a comparatively small roll so as to be easily carried about.

A still furtherobject of the invention is to provide ina device of the character above mentioned a. structure which may be readily set up on a beach for use as above suggested.

The invention, together with its objects andvadvantages, will be best understood from a study of the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein:

' Figure '1 is a perspective view of the beach house set up for use.

1Figure2 isa perspective view of the same reduced to a roll convenient forcarrying purposes.

Figure 3 is a'sectional view taken substantially onthe line'3-3 of Figure 1 with the combination closure and beach mat removed.

'Figure 4 is a perspective view of the frame forming part of the invention.

Figure 51s a schematic view of several of the members forming part of the frame.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary elevational view of one of the corner posts.

Figure '7 is a perspective view of an anchoring rod.

Figure 8 is an elevational view of one of the corner posts showing the anchoring rod associated therewith.

Figure 9 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 9--9 of Figure 8.

Figure 10 is an elevational view of a hand bag.

Figure 11 is a fragmentary portion of the rear wall of the housing equipped with snap fasteners for attaching thereto the handbag shown in Figure 10.

Figure 12 is an elevational view of a bag for accommodating bottles of beverage or the like as will be hereinafter more fully referred to.

Referring to the drawings by reference numerals, it will be seen that the beach house or marquee comprises side walls [0, rear wall H, and a roofing wall H. The walls Ill, I I, and [2 are formed of canvas and, if desired, may be cut from a single sheet of canvas, duck, or other waterproof material. Thematerialfrom which the walls are formed may be also striped orotherwise decoratedas found desirable.

As clearly shown in Figure 4, the frame stru ture for the beachhouse or marquee comprises 5 four corner posts I3, front and rear frame bars l4 and i5, and side frame bars [6. The frame bars [6. are of. such a length. as to project forwardly beyond the front corner posts and at their forward ends are connected by a sectional frame bar embodying thesections I l l-I I.

The frame bars and corner posts are formed of angleiron and each corner post 13 at its upper edgeis provided with a notch 18 for accommodating one flange .of the side bars [5. Thebars H and I5 at their ends are provided on their horizontal flanges with fasteners I!) while the side bars I16 are provided on their horizontal flanges with fasteners 20 complemental to the fasteners [9. ,Also, as clearly shown in Figure 5, the ,cor- 20 nerpostshavethose flanges thereof provided with thenotches I8 equipped atthe upper ends of the corner posts with fastener elements [Sasimilar to thefastening elements 19 and withwhich are cooperable complemental fastening elements 10a provided on the vertical flanges of the barsll and iSjthereby to provide a quick detachable. connection between thecorner posts andthe front and rear bars on one hand, and the .frontancl rear bars and the side bars ,ontheother hand.

,In actual practice the corner posts l3 aswell as the side bars [5 are preferably permanently united with the canvas forming the side, rear, and roofing walls respectively of the housing, as by stitching or in any other suitable manner, the arrangement being such that by properly folding the walls one upon the other, the entire structure may be reduced to a roll as suggested in Figure 2.

To facilitate the setting up of the housing on the beach and to anchor the same each corner post I3 is provided with two or more suitable guides 2| with which are slidably engaged anchor rods 22 that at their upper ends are provided with suitable eyes to facilitate the manipulation thereof, and at their lower ends provided with suitable points for penetrating the sand and also with knobs 22a to prevent the rods being drawn entirely through the guides 2| when the rods are pulled out of the sand and into position with respect to the corner posts I3 convenient for folding the housing into the roll shown in Figure 2.

The walls of the house are provided with suitable windows 23, and on the inner sides thereof said walls may be also equipped with means for 36 cooperable with complemental fasteners 31 holding suitable articles, such means being in the form of pockets 25 and tapes 25.

Also forming a salient part of the accessory is a handbag 28 formed of canvas or any other suitable material and equipped with suitable handles 21. The bag is also provided with snap fastening devices 28 engageable with complemental fastening devices 29 provided on the rear wall of the housing for securing the handbag 26 to the rear wall when found desirable. The handbag 26 will be found useful for holding valuables and the like.

For accommodating clothes or the like, each corner post i3 is provided with a suitable hook 30. Also for accommodating bottled beverages or the like, canvas bags equipped with draw strings 32 are provided. These bags when filled with sand or the like will also be found useful as weights for the housing to anochor the same during a severe Windstorm or the like by hanging the bags from hooks or the like that may be provided therefor'adjacent'the lower ends of the corner posts l3.

' he clearly shown in the drawings, the roof l2 projects forwardly beyond the front of the housing and the projecting end thereof is supported by"'the projecting ends of the side members it andthe'sectional cross bar H which sections l1 attheir meeting ends overlap and are secured together by suitable snap fasteners 33 similar to the complemental snap fasteners 89 and Zilhereinbefore referred to and clearly shown in Figure 5. To facilitate separating the detachably connected'ends of the sections i'i, one of said sections is provided with asuitable handle or finger grip 35.

Also completing the accessory is a mat 35, which may be of rubber or any other suitable material. When found desirable, the mat 35 may be used as a closure for the front of the housing and is provided along its marginal edges with fasteners provided at the forward edges of the side walls Hi. The mat is of greater length than the height of the frame but of the same width. The excess length of the mat is used for a carpet 'or covering over the earth or sand.

Also, and as clearly shown in Figure 1, the mat 35 may be used as a mat, and when so used will have an end thereof arranged within the marquee or beach house, and at that end thereof to be arranged within the beach'house the mat 35 is provided with a pillow 31. The pillow 31 may be inflatable, beingprovided with a suitable valve 38; or the pillow 31 may be such as to accommodate any suitable filler as may be found desirable.

It will be understood that in actual practice the device will probably be not more than about forty inches in height, about thirty-six inches in width, and about thirty-eight inches from front to rear, it being intended merely for use by bathers as a dressing room and a shade from the sun while on the beach and being especially intended to be capable of being reduced to a comparatively small roll 'to facilitate the handling of the same and the carrying of it about.

What is claimed is:

'1. In a portable marquee having a frame including four upright corner posts adapted to be inserted in the ground, front, rear and side rails separably connected to the tops of the corner posts and to the confronting ends of one another, and fabric roof; side and rear panels mounted on the frame, the front vertical edges of the side panels formed with a series of fasteners and a front fabric 'panel of greater length than the height of. the front opening in the frame, the side edges of the front panel formed with fasteners for a, portion of the length thereof which fasteners' are complemental to the fasteners on the side panels whereby the front panel forms a front wall and the excess portion of the front panel forming a floor when assembled on the frame and a lounging mat when removed from the frame.

2. A portable marquee frame comprising four upright'posts equipped with earth piercing elements', front, rear, and side rails separably connected to the tops of the corner posts and to the confronting ends of one another, the side rails extending beyond the front rail to form the side.

rails of a canopy, a separable two part horizontal rail connected to the ends'of the side rails to form the front rail of the canopy.

'3. A portable marquee frame comprising four upright posts equipped with earth piercing ele ments,jfront, rear and side rails'separably connected to the tops of the corner posts and to the confronting ends of one another, the side rails extending beyond the front'rail to form the side rails of a'cancpy, a separable two part horizontal rail connected to the ends of the side rails to form the front rail of the canopy, separable fasteners connecting the confronting ends of the two part horizontal rail, one of said parts having a handle Q adjacent the joint in the two part horizontal rail to aid in'detaching the separable fasteners.

HENRY E. ANGEL. 

